Sergio Alvarez, Malibu Homeless Man, Jailed For Strangling Pelican

Police say that Sergio Alvarez, 30, initially said he found the bird already dead, Daily News Los Angeles reports. Later, he allegedly admitted that he had killed the pelican because he was hungry and hadn't been able to catch any fish.

A passerby approached a sheriff's deputy on the evening of August 22, saying that he had spotted a man choking a pelican. Witnesses said Alvarez had his hands around the bird's throat, and that the animal was flapping its wings in distress before going completely limp, according to the Los Angeles Times.